@phaidknott perhaps your question should’ve been

“for veterans of the hobby, do you feel we are in a golden age”.

and to newcomers “have you found all aspects from scale, rules and terrain accessible”.

I think these would give you the answers you may have been looking for. Regarding shows in the UK, as you will know these are mainly run by the local club and trades have to be invited to attend in order to go.

Also regarding the choice at these shows reflects the current trend in Wargaming. Around 10 or a little longer years ago, GW went in the direction to not have as many sculptors on the books and instead decided to hire freelance sculptors. This meant quite a few people not getting a regular income and so we have seen these people doing their own ranges of figures. Also Warlord Games and Mantic to name only two have also come about from ex GW staff / management. So, going around the shows it’s no wonder the main choice for figures is 28mm based on above and also doing 28mm they are hoping to attract some of the GW customers to our side.

The historical gamers have been having this discussion for as long as I’ve been in the hobby. I can remember going to the Wargames holiday centre and this very discussion I was having with Peter Gilder and his group friends during a private gaming weekend playing Waterloo. ??

Another very important aspect you have missed out is time. Most games today are designed to be played in a given time, which frustrates me as most games are centred around tournaments (which has never been my scene). So this also has an impact on figure scale and the types and complexity of rules produced for them.

@torros

I totally agree Duncan mainly only plays with 25 / 28mm miniatures and this was reflected in the magazine. He also wanted the magazine to emulate White Dwarf as well for our side of the hobby. ?